zoomy
adj/ˈzuːmi/
Etymology From zoom + -y.
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Childish That goes zoom!
- We play a game she calls zoomy rocket, which usually draws some nasty maternal stares.2004, Ad Hudler, Househusband, page 284:
- Zoomy little race cars […] inhabit this season's Christmas toy departmentsDec 1970, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 24, number 12, page 6:
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Engineering, Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Informal sleek, speedy, streamlined
- zoomy but faded paint jobs
- In our recent visits to the Frankfurt and Tokyo auto shows, we saw the zoomy shapes we expect at major shows.May 1992, Popular Mechanics, page 39:
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- Does the zoomy new look of the TT [automobile] equate with a corresponding improvement in performance?2007, Car and Driver, volume 52, page 59:
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Slang Stylish, as a zoomy car, or as someone who looks like they would drive a zoomy car
- He caught a downtown bus and felt real good, real zoomy.1960, Edward Hoagland, The circle home, page 191:
- Her "mod zoomy little showcases," as she describes her boutiques, are as mod and zoomy as Johnson herself.1984, Melissa Sones, Getting into fashion, page 237:
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Arts, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Photography Obviously characteristic of a zoom lens
- relies upon zoomy close-ups
- wobbly, zoomy, headachey shots
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- However, the photography is at moments too poorly exposed, too zoomy, and the camera positioned too closely, for the footage to be useful1977, American anthropologist, volume 79, page 760:
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Slang Evocative of Generation Z, or zoomers.
- His love of avocado toast is so zoomy.
- Related terms
- zoomies